Petition · past parliament

Deport all migrants who come here illegally back to the first safe country

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

It is clearly stated in the rules that migrants must claim asylum in the first safe country they arrive in. They must have passed through at least 2 other safe countries before they get here therefore they must be sent back accordingly.
Having a policy of rejecting claims from all migrants who come here illegally and deporting all of them back to the first safe country with no exceptions is the only way to deter them from coming here.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

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Under international law, it is legal for a person to apply for asylum in any country that has signed the 1951 Geneva Convention and to remain there until the authorities have assessed their claim. There is no requirement under the UN Refugee Convention for asylum seekers to claim in the first country they arrive in.

There is currently a mechanism in place under the Dublin Regulation to apply for a transfer in some cases, if someone makes an asylum claim but has already passed through an EU country, although these arrangements will cease to apply to the UK after the transition period.

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Timeline

27 May 2020 Petition opened for signatures
5 Aug 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Aug 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.